After returning to the Abbey from a mission inMidnight Suns, you can hang out with your favorite heroes and give them gifts to boost your friendship, unlocking new abilities and cutscenes. If you want to quickly raise your friendship with your favorite characters, you’ll want to cater your gift selection to their likes and dislikes.

Every hero in Midnight Suns has specific gifts that they love, like, and dislike, but figuring out which is which can be difficult and time-consuming. Below, we’ll take a look at how to get and give gifts, and every character’s gift-receiving preferences.

the x-men #4 comic sitting on a shelf in the abbey giftshop in Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Updated Jul 07, 2025: All four DLC characters have been added to the game, so we’ve updated this guide with everything you need to know about the best (and worst) gifts for every character in Midnight Suns, including Deadpool, Venom, Morbius, and Storm.

How To Get And Give Gifts

There are a variety of ways you can acquire gifts. Primarily, you canpurchase Gifts from the Gift Shopafter researching the according project at the Forge. At the Gift Shop, arotating stock of Giftswill be available to purchase each day withGloss. You canupgrade the Gift Shopto unlock additional rotating slots.

Additionally, you may useAgatha’s cauldronto create Gifts using various materials found around the Abbey.Studying Artifactswith Doctor Strange can also grantcommon Gifts.

Blade using his “Glaive” ability. A close-up shot of Blade looking determined, and about to strike an enemy in Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Gifts can be given to charactersafter engaging in a Hangoutwith them. Hangouts are available onfree nights after missions, and after hanging out with the character, you can give them a Gift.

Depending on whether a character loves, likes, or dislikes a gift, you will gain adifferent amount of Friendship XP. Check the table below for a breakdown of the amount of Friendship XP awarded for each type of gift.

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+10 XP

+5 XP

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Captain Marvel looking down at the virtual map table of the Caretaker’s in The Abbey.

+0 XP

+8 XP

deadpool midnight suns doing a heart hands gesture at the camera

+4 XP

+2 XP

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Doctor Strange reacting to the Hydra coming through the portal into the Sanctum Santorum.

+1 XP

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Iron man firing hand blasters in Marvel’s Midnight Suns.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Magik conversing with Hunter and crossing her arms in disbelief that they think she’ll turn into a wolf.

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